EO Salary
EO Pay and Take-Home (2026/27)
| Measure | Salary | Take-home per month |
|---|---|---|
| Median, England | £32,140 | £2,123 |
| Median, England excluding London | £32,140 | £2,123 |
| EO median at the Home Office | £35,410 | £2,301 |
| EO median at HMRC | £32,230 | £2,128 |
| EO median at DWP | £32,140 | £2,123 |
Civil service pay below the Senior Civil Service is delegated: each department negotiates its own pay ranges within the Cabinet Office pay remit, and they settle in different months. There is no national scale, so the figures here are published medians — what people at this grade actually earn — rather than a rate you are entitled to.
Executive Officer is the main operational and junior management grade, and one of the largest populations in the Civil Service. The published median is £32,140 — unusually, identical in England and England excluding London, which reflects how many EO roles sit in large national operations like DWP and HMRC.
Take-home on the median is about £2,123 a month. EO pay sits in the 4.60% alpha pension tier, which covers pensionable earnings up to £36,199 — so an EO pays a lower contribution rate than an HEO.
Departmental variation is visible here: the Home Office EO median is £35,410 against £30,960 at the Department for Transport.